ASF_20_SRC_AUTO/src/java/org/apache/cocoon/components/sax/XMLSerializer.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.components.sax;

import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
import org.apache.cocoon.xml.XMLConsumer;

/**
 * This interfaces identifies classes that serialize XML data, receiving
 * notification of SAX events.
 * <br>
 * It's beyond the scope of this interface to specify the format for
 * the serialized data.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:cziegeler@apache.org">Carsten Ziegeler</a>
 * @version CVS $Id: XMLSerializer.java,v 1.2 2004/03/05 13:02:50 bdelacretaz Exp $
 */
public interface XMLSerializer extends XMLConsumer, Component {

    String ROLE = XMLSerializer.class.getName();
    /**
     * Get the serialized xml data
     *
     * @return The serialized xml data.
     */
    Object getSAXFragment();
}